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HUMANITY
Stream in scream and struggle push and shovel hunger, linger longer squat in squaller, fight each other in strange lands as at home. Babies fail,...
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In Windows
I think I saw a bird dart from the palm tree by my window, and wondered if the bird I thought I saw saw me. In the glass of the concrete building...
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No Room For Water
I'd had a rough few days feeling sick and sore all over, but no actual high temperature. They tell you that when you are on chemo and you feel unwell...
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You move quietly through this
Posted on Wed, 04 Feb 2015
You move quietly through this list of events as an observer, fascinated and mildly amused, perhaps, at the others encountered in this story that subtly and naturally leads to need and loss. After all the previous events, the last part is visually...
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'schooled me in draughts
Posted on Thu, 05 Feb 2015
'schooled me in draughts
Read full commentand dominoes and dancing
on your brogues...' That's my favorite. And I found the ending very moving - that need to remember - the sudden importance in getting it right. And you always do, Tina.
Posted in Only Cats Know When to Walk Away
That second verse is lush!
Posted on Wed, 04 Feb 2015
That second verse is lush! Gorgeous, sexy poem, cleverly built crescendo, fading in tranquil diminuendo. Get the feeling you might have been listening to music whilst writing. I thought this was brilliant, Tina.
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Hi Tina, I loved the elusive
Posted on Sat, 31 Jan 2015
Hi Tina, I loved the elusive and ethereal feel to the poem - felt the freshness all cut through with the solid reality of power lines and warm clothes - the ending bringing us back to reality. It all came together as such a vivid picture -...
Read full commentPosted in Late January Morn
Beautifully expressed,
Posted on Fri, 30 Jan 2015
Beautifully expressed, Shannan. Singing is great - writing can fill in the gaps spmetimes too. I've just been on your home page and started listening to you read your work. I love hearing people read their own stuff, and your reading is lovely....
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This is very good. Stark and
Posted on Mon, 19 Jan 2015
This is very good. Stark and emotionless, but tells a number of stories on a journey from the shooter to recipient, whose courageous acceptence made me feel slightly shocked by the exactness of the target, as well as sad and impressed at the...
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This is so bright and vivid,
Posted on Wed, 14 Jan 2015
This is so bright and vivid, jolono, I could see it all and feel the emotions. Touched my heart, and weirdly, brought back memories, even though I wasn't there. Also loved the title and the way it rolls off the tongue.
Read full commentPosted in Under A London Sky
Lovely, sweet and sad.
Posted on Tue, 13 Jan 2015
Lovely, sweet and sad.
Read full commentPosted in You promised
Maybe being unstructured
Posted on Wed, 07 Jan 2015
Maybe being unstructured doesn't limit you, but rather, gives you unlimited access to imagination without traditional boundaries. I think that's the case with a lot of artists - writers, painters, musicians - whatever... I liked what you said....
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'They tell her secrets they
Posted on Sat, 10 Jan 2015
'They tell her secrets they’ve never told anyone before. Then they feel guilty and relieved and a little haunted when she disappears.' - I loved that. Clever.
And - 'She refuses to sleep with me, claiming that she’s too old and besides she...
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